Coat of arms of Poland
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The coat of arms of Poland is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.
| Coat of arms of Poland | |
|---|---|
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| Armiger | Republic of Poland |
| Adopted | c. 1000; last modified in 22 February 1990 |
| Blazon | Gules, an eagle argent, armed, crowned and beaked or, langued argent |
In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as godło both in official documents and colloquial speech,[1] despite the fact that other coats of arms are usually called a herb (e.g. the Nałęcz herb or the coat of arms of Finland). This stems from the fact that in Polish heraldry, the word godło (plural: godła) means only a heraldic charge (in this particular case a white crowned eagle) and not an entire coat of arms, but it is also an archaic word for a national symbol of any sort.[2] In later legislation only the herb retained this designation; it is unknown why.